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hello and a warm welcome to wembley stadium here in london
i'm derek ray ready to bring you match commentary and alongside me is stuart robson
and what we've got coming up for you is group stage action from the cup it's england versus
germany well it's vital that you don't have enough day in these group games consistency is key to
progressing further in the tournament i'm looking forward to a hard fought contest here today derek
the england first eleven jordan pickford stands between the posts powell walker plays with ben
chilwell in the fullback positions and the centerpiece of the attack today is harry kane
and the match begins
foden and now it's phillips
walker calvin phillips nicely timed tackle not the best challenge free kick
declan rice
walker now and england pushing forward with options available
fantastic technique
well here it is again and what a perfect cross into the box this is just inviting someone
to attack it while the movement in the box is equal to it it's such good timing what a goal
and once again germany get the ball rolling how will they react to this setback
he's in control of the ball as he runs zane thomas muller
not what he was intending bad pass
well possibilities in the center and he's taking us away
and breaking at pace with menace and that was a very fine read
wanted to keep it but couldn't
good players in
it's a good looking ball in behind can he keep his composure oh marvelous save great goalkeeping
and over it comes a deft clearance
options in the middle showing patience looking for the equalizer
he must finish and getting across to stop it
short corner it is
and the snuffing out of the cross there
trying to pick out a teammate
and we can't quite take advantage in the end and the referee blows for a foul
and now to level the game
now they fancy a short one
well as you can see england haven't had that much of the ball but they've certainly shown
an ability to counter attack when they win it back
i expect more of the same i think it's been a really good performance from so far
well he wasn't messing around with the clearance and offside well close one
thomas muller
and kimi serge canavery
moving the ball nicely trying to carve out the equalizer
it looked as though it had a chance of going in for the equalizer it was close it was a
decent effort just need to keep plugging away now and surely the goal will come and the
electronic board delivers the news two minutes of stoppage time he made it look simple really
serge canavery
the first half here comes to an end
well harry kane certainly bringing his influence to bear on that first half stuart what did you
think about his performance well i thought he had a really effective first half not
only did he get the goal that gave them the lead but his general play was really good
he was a constant threat and i'm sure we'll see more of him in the
so the second half underway with germany chasing the game can they turn this around
cluster man
can have
however up a dead end
now sending us in
nice and easy for the keeper
greelish
chillwell
okay
chillwell it's neat passing confidence on the ball and he's outdone himself wonderful save there
substitution time as is let's see about the delivery no
the attack continues they're making considerable progress
well nothing comes of it it looked promising and breaking at pace with menace
oh he's through here
foul there free kick awarded
rice
and intercepted it
foden
walker
another great challenge free kick here
straight into the meat of the penalty area and they deal with the threat this time
walker declan rice
kane
walker walker failed to hold it well as you can see germany have had the
majority of the ball but they've shown a real lack of invention today
one or two of their more talented players need to step up now to get them back into this game
he's given it straight to the opposition
mount well-timed tackle
and the quality of past needs to be a bit better
10 minutes to go well what an atmosphere we've got inside this stadium the fans are driving the
players on surely they'll hang on here the crosses on not really the ideal clearance
and i think the threat has been averted
must score and pushed onto the woodwork
finally gathered by the keeper well that's a really good recovery he had to be smart there
good work from england to win back possession
foden and now it's phillips
chillwell takes the shot oh a fine save at this point in the game well he's just about kept them
in it but time's against them here and the final whistle is sounded it is a victory on match day
one for the home side and stuart you can't really argue with that yeah it's so vital to get off to
a quick start in these group stages they'll be happy with the three points but now they
have to back it up in the next game six points and you're halfway there so a positive night
for harry kane sum up his performance for us well he was excellent today and he gave them
that all-important lead they just struggled to cope with him his movement was so clever